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MARKET ANALYSIS City of Elk River, MN Feasibility Study * Page 39 There is a significant Hispanic and Black population in the City of Elk River and the Secondary Service Area. As such these numbers play more of a factor with regards to overall participation. Summary of Sports Participation: The following chart summarizes participation in both indoor and outdoor activities utilizing information from the 2014 National Sporting Goods Association survey. Table Z – Sports Participation Summary Sport Nat’l Rank5 Nat’l Participation (in millions) Primary Service Primary Service Area Percentage Exercise Walking 1 104.3 1 37.4% Exercising w/ Equipment 2 55.1 2 20.4% Swimming 3 45.9 3 16.7% Aerobic Exercising 4 44.2 4 16.3% Running/Jogging 5 43.0 4 16.3% Workout @ Club 8 35.9 8 12.9% Bicycle Riding 9 35.6 6 13.6% Weight Lifting 11 34.0 7 13.0% Yoga 13 29.2 9 10.6% Basketball 14 23.7 10 9.0% Billiards/Pool 15 20.8 12 7.3% Golf 17 18.4 11 7.4% Soccer 20 13.4 13 5.2% Tennis 21 12.4 14 4.1% Baseball 23 11.3 15 4.0% Volleyball 24 10.2 16 3.9% Softball 27 9.5 17 3.8% Football (tackle) 32 7.5 19 2.8% Ice/Figure Skating 34 7.3 18 2.9% Martial Arts / MMA 36 6.3 20 2.6% Gymnastics 39 5.4 21 2.0% Cheerleading 46 3.6 24 1.2% Boxing 47 3.4 22 1.3% Hockey (ice) 48 3.4 22 1.3% Wrestling 50 2.9 25 1.0% Lacrosse 51 2.8 26 0.9% Nat’l Rank: Popularity of sport based on national survey. Nat’l Participation: Percent of population that participate in this sport in national survey. Primary Service Rank: The rank of the activity within the Primary Service Area. Primary Service %: Ranking of activities based on average from Table-Q. 5 This rank is based upon the 54 activities reported on by NSGA in their 2014 survey instrument. APPENDIX B